“During this press conference we said the governor should handle law enforcement the same way he claims to have tackled the COVID-19 pandemic, basing decisions on evidence and data. This couldn’t be any more true, because as violence has risen...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) signed a letter along with his Republican colleagues in the Assembly to demand the governor allow in-person instruction to resume in schools this fall using guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics....

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has put forward legislation to allow fairs to be reimbursed for premium reimbursement for those held in 2021 even if they were unable to hold their annual agricultural fair during 2020 due to the COVID-19...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is calling again for an independent investigation into the Department of Health’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic following the Health Department’s release of its own report...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his colleagues are standing up for fitness center operators and customers in a letter they penned to the governor. Tague is outraged that the reopening of gyms has been pushed past Phase IV of the state’s...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is calling on the governor to create an exemption for military personnel in his recent Executive Order requiring individuals entering New York from states with high COVID-19 infection rates to quarantine....

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is leading the charge among his Minority colleagues to end Gov. Cuomo’s emergency powers in a letter written by the Minority state legislators. While the governor’s emergency powers are not set to...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has prepared a Summer Reading Challenge for this year which recognizes children who read 15 minutes a day for 40 days during the months of July and August. Tague believes reading during the summer, especially...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stands in firm support of congressional efforts to demand documents and a briefing from the Cuomo administration regarding the Department of Health’s decision to place COVID-19 positive patients in nursing...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is standing up for localities in a letter he and his Assembly Minority colleagues wrote to the governor calling on him to give assurance of funding availability for local transportation and infrastructure...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is leading the charge among his Minority colleagues in the Assembly to demand the governor allow graduation ceremonies to proceed in the state. Tague insists this can be done safely with proper precautions,...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is calling on the governor to allow ballots postmarked by June 9 to be accepted for local school elections, rather than requiring that they arrive at schools by that day. Multiple school districts have been...

“I am shocked by the governor’s decision to move the goalposts in the middle of the game by delaying the much-needed second phase of regional reopening by subjecting the process to the approval of a panel of experts who don’t even live...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is appalled by the Senate Majority’s rejection of amendments that would end the governor’s emergency powers. Tague is calling for New York to return to its constitutional government operated by three...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is leading the charge alongside his Minority colleagues to pass legislation that would limit the governor’s expanded powers during emergencies while increasing local capabilities to handle them with a...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is demanding an investigation into the Department of Health’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic following thousands of COVID-19 related deaths in nursing homes. The Health Department...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is demanding the Legislature return to session to resume its constitutional responsibilities and address the needs of New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tague says New Yorkers deserve representation...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has drafted a letter with his Minority colleagues in the Assembly calling on the governor to add more representatives to his “Reimagine Education Advisory Council” to make it more effective in addressing...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference wrote a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling for the re-opening of dental offices and resuming of dental work in New York state. The American Dental Association...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanding that he re-open places of worship as soon as possible. Religious institutions are crucial resources for people...